FR2931309B1 - POWER MONOMODE LASER DEVICE AND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE LASER DEVICE - Google Patents

POWER MONOMODE LASER DEVICE AND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE LASER DEVICE

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FR2931309B1
FR2931309B1 FR0802669A FR0802669A FR2931309B1 FR 2931309 B1 FR2931309 B1 FR 2931309B1 FR 0802669 A FR0802669 A FR 0802669A FR 0802669 A FR0802669 A FR 0802669A FR 2931309 B1 FR2931309 B1 FR 2931309B1
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laser device
amplification system
power
monomode
power monomode
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Arnaud Brignon
Bastien Steinhausser
Jean Pierre Huignard
Jean Paul Pocholle
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Thales SA
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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    • H01S3/302—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range using scattering effects, e.g. stimulated Brillouin or Raman effects in an optical fibre
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • H01S3/094019—Side pumped fibre, whereby pump light is coupled laterally into the fibre via an optical component like a prism, or a grating, or via V-groove coupling
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PCT/EP2009/054550 WO2009138309A1 (en) 2008-05-16 2009-04-16 Power single-mode laser device and amplification system including said laser device

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